Bartolomeo

Bartolomeo is a masculine given name of Italian origin, equivalent to Bartholomew. It derives from the Hebrew Bar-Talmai, meaning "son of Talmai," and is used in religious, artistic, and historical contexts.

As the Italian form of Bartholomew, the name is associated with Bartholomew the Apostle in Christian tradition.

Notable bearers include Bartolomeo Colleoni (c. 1400–1475), a condottiero and mercenary leader for Venice, whose equestrian statue by Andrea del Verrocchio stands in Venice; Bartolomeo d'Alviano (c. 1455–1515), another Venetian condottiero; Bartolomeo Ammannati, a 16th-century architect and sculptor; Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731), inventor of the piano; and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1876–1927), Italian immigrant and anarchist involved in the Sacco and Vanzetti case.

Today the name remains in use in Italy and among Italian communities abroad.